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Rainy season floods hit greater Jakarta

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Some parts of Jakarta are under two metres of water.
Camera IconSome parts of Jakarta are under two metres of water.

Floods have inundated parts of the Indonesian capital and surrounding towns following heavy overnight rain, displacing thousands of people.

In Jakarta, some homes were submerged under 2 metres of water and vehicles were swept away on the streets, television footage aired on Saturday showed.

At least 139 neighbourhoods in Jakarta, home to about 10 million people, were affected and more than nearly 1400 people were displaced, said Sabdo Kurnianto, the head of the city's civil protection agency.

There were no reports of fatalities.

"In my neighbourhood, water is almost submerging entire homes," said Jakarta resident Arsya Deva.

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Citizens went to social media to report about families being trapped in their homes and awaiting rescue.

Floods and landslides are common in Indonesia during the rainy season from October to April.

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